as in hood
a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmet
Minicamp rules are the same as OTAs, which ended last Thursday — players wear jerseys and helmets, but no shoulder pads or live contact is permitted.
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Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
The Horned Frogs will wear a purple helmet with the all-black uniform featuring the Horned Frog mascot holding a four-leaf clover in its mouth.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Weapons, explosives, detonators, work tools, helmets, lighters, matches, smoke bombs, spray cans.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Bogaerts had been struck in the back of his helmet by a 94 mph fastball in the fifth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2026
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Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
The Horned Frogs will wear a purple helmet with the all-black uniform featuring the Horned Frog mascot holding a four-leaf clover in its mouth.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Weapons, explosives, detonators, work tools, helmets, lighters, matches, smoke bombs, spray cans.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Bogaerts had been struck in the back of his helmet by a 94 mph fastball in the fifth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmet
Noun
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At one point, what appeared to be a bullet hole was seen in the hood of a Chicago police squad car.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Most changes happen under the hood.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Another promotional video for Rededicate 250 blends various Christian and American imagery — scenes of a cross laid on an American flag, a robed choir, people raising their hands in worship — along with a brief scene of a man praying while wearing a Jewish skullcap.—
Peter Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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This pale yellow Gone With the Wind (1939)nightmare, bonnet and all.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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Lucky beachcombers may even come across rarities like Scotch bonnet and moon snails.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Style the silk foulard into a turban for an elegant night out look, or wrap it around your waist to dress up a simple T-shirt and linen pants outfit.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
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Digwa then claimed in bodycam footage released by police that Nowak had grabbed his turban and subjected him to racist abuse.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Queen Camilla wore a red silk crepe dress by Fiona Clare inspired by the Grenadier Guards uniform, paired with a black Philip Treacy beret featuring a white plume and the regiment's cap badge.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Combined with his garb, which could include berets and glasses, Jaimoe was simply one of the coolest-looking guys in music.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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This structure was composed of solid bone, unlike the highly porous, pneumatic casques found on some modern birds.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
7 Mar. 2026
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The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
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His performances that summer reached a crescendo in the knockout stage — netting against Wales in the quarter-finals, bagging a hat-trick in the last four against France and then scoring twice in the final against Sweden.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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After a handful of Giants players opted to add Bible verses to their Pride Night hats, plenty of former players and local leaders in other sectors have weighed in.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
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Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Helmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmet. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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